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#16 Post by D-Rider » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:02 pm

Falcopops wrote: I'm soooo excited, I should be picking it up tonight, gotta love ebay $21! However just spotted Aldi knocking new ones out at $35 :smt064
LOL - both mine are Aldi's finest!
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#17 Post by Falcopops » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:10 am

OOOOOh

How much fun are these toys!

Used in ager today and took a lot of your advice re. protection, but T shirt 'coz it's damn hot. Being shoowered in sparks doesn't hurt too much really,

I made sure the kids stayed a safe distance away and threatened them with lots of nastiness if they came too close. So I vas just about to get heavy withmy boy when he came up behind me (admittedly he did wait 'till I'd switched the grinder off). He walked straight paat me, picked up the bucket of emergency water I had a t the ready and put out the small fire I'd started without knowing. Good lad.

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#18 Post by Chabby » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:24 pm

And wait until it stops before you put it down !

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#19 Post by BikerGran » Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:35 pm

Falcopops wrote: T shirt 'coz it's damn hot.

We hate you!

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#20 Post by Falcopops » Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:54 pm

BikerGran wrote:
Falcopops wrote: T shirt 'coz it's damn hot.

We are concerned for your welfare!

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Ahhh! Thanks BG fortunately as you can see from this photo of the work in progress I have plan to deal with the heat. :smt016

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#21 Post by HisNibbs » Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:29 pm

A couple of old Falco blue springs in compression attached to that bed could just about fire you over the fence into the pool?

A suggestion is to just cut through the bars directly that'd be a lot less faffing about.
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#22 Post by D-Rider » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:21 pm

HisNibbs wrote:A couple of old Falco blue springs in compression attached to that bed could just about fire you over the fence into the pool?

A suggestion is to just cut through the bars directly that'd be a lot less faffing about.
Dale, it's your lucky day!
It just so happens that I have 3 of those extremely fine but rare blue spring shocks. I would be more than happy to let two of them go for such a vital cause.

Just pm me with your best offer - I'll even do the postage at cost.
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#23 Post by Falcopops » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:32 am

D-Rider wrote:Dale, it's your lucky day!
It just so happens that I have 3 of those extremely fine but rare blue spring shocks. I would be more than happy to let two of them go for such a vital cause.

Just pm me with your best offer - I'll even do the postage at cost.
I knew you'd cornered the market on oil tanks, but I didn't think you were doing the same with Pogo sticks :smt017

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#24 Post by D-Rider » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:06 am

Falcopops wrote:
D-Rider wrote:Dale, it's your lucky day!
It just so happens that I have 3 of those extremely fine but rare blue spring shocks. I would be more than happy to let two of them go for such a vital cause.

Just pm me with your best offer - I'll even do the postage at cost.
I knew you'd cornered the market on oil tanks, but I didn't think you were doing the same with Pogo sticks :smt017
You wait 'till these bikes become classics and people are desperate to restore them to standard trim ..... sitting on a gold mine....

.... though if you ever find anyone with any need of one, then I'd dearly love to free up some more garage space ....
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#25 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:16 am

hmm - i must get round to helping you by shifting a set of standard cans off your hands


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#26 Post by D-Rider » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:26 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:hmm - i must get round to helping you by shifting a set of standard cans off your hands
Excellent - I'll notify the roads authorities between the Midlands and Norfolk that they may need to reinforce the roads for the potential transportation of heavy goods.

I have 3 sets:
  • * One off my own Falco - not selling them - they are part of the return-to-stock kit.
    * One silver set that looks fair ... I'll have another look to remind myself of condition.
    * One silver set that's rather rashed ... great if you want to keep that rat bike look going ....
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#27 Post by HisNibbs » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:11 am

One silver set that's rather rashed ... great if you want to keep that rat bike look going ....
Are you making aspersions? :smt002
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#28 Post by Samray » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:13 pm

Quality angle grinders here at half price. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/Sit ... p?ts=97620

May just be a one day offer. :smt017

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